St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-04
NO BONDS FOR PARKS.
The Council Will Not Authorize Any Until
It Knows How They Will
Be Used.
Action of the Commission For the En-
largement of Central Park Sat
Down Upon.
Complaints That the Chestnut Street
Dumping Grounds Are an I'm
mitigated Nuisance.
Minor Matters Considered by the
Aldermen Last Evening"
New Bridge Plans.

The council committee on ways and
means last night reported adversely on the
request OF the park commissioners for the
issuance of $50, 600 bonds for park pur-
poses until the specific purpose for which
the bonds are to be used is made known to
the council. The committee also submitted
resolutions as follows:
That IN the opinion of this council no
bonds should be issued for park purposes
unul the park commissioners report the pllf-
poses for which such bonds are needed.
Further, that in the opinion of this council
no moneys should be expended for the en-
largement of, and no bonds should be issued
Tor the purchase or condemnation of any land
or property to enlarge Central park and that
this council will not knowingly vote to issue
bonds for that purpose.
These resolutions, which may nullify the
action OF the board of park commissioners
c0ndemning lands for the enlargement of
central park, were passed by the council
unanimously. The committee also reported
adversely on the request of the chamber of
commerce to appropriate funds for the
state weather signal service.
The new dog ordinance doubling the tax
to - and 81 and providing for fee of 35
cents for the city clerk, who is authorized
to collect the tax, was passed, Aid. Sanborn
voting in the negative.
SWIFT GAS METERS.
The committee on gas, in reporting on
the complaint of Comptroller Roche that
the bills were remarkably high, submitted a
schedule as a result of their investigation,
showing that the gas meter in the Central
| lire hall was 10 per cent. fast, the meter in
the Market house per cent. fast and in
No. Engine house the trouble arose from
a 'Tbn in Of tnd IN
make proportonate deduction in paying
the bills and the chief OF the fire depart
ment was ordered TO investigate the matter
i'll No. Engine house.
a lengthy communication was received
from Health Officer Jones, asking consider
alton OF the question of city dumping
grounds. He stated that the city had al
ready been threatened with not less than
six suits for damages from residents in the
vicinity OF the present dumping grounds at
the foot OF Chestnut street, who complained
that the stencil arising from the dumps"
was unhealthy and unbearable. The
health officer did not see how they could be
offensive, because all decayed ami
NAL and vegetable matter was
required to be dumped in the river at Pigs
Eye, and only manure and dirt offal was
allowed to be dumped at Chestnut street.
IL. j. Horn, representing the residents of
Irvine Park and vicinity, who made the
complaint, addressed the council and was
supported by Aid. Sanborn, who wanted a
resolution passed prohibiting any more
dumping in the vicinity. In speaking, Aid
Sanborn said:
DR.. Jones Informed me that he would do all
he could to have the dumping grounds kept
there.
DR.. Jones-I beg pardon; L said no such
thing.
Aid. Sanborn-Didn't I ask you on the way
up Third street ii you would have it removed,
and didn't you say no-that you would do all
you could TO have it kept there?
DIR. Jones-No, sir; l didn't say any such
thing.
Aid. Sanborn-Then you said something
that sounded exactly like it.
Aid. Sanborn'S resolution was lost, and a
substitute by Aid. Minea, appointing a
committee of three to advertise for and eX-
anime proposals for dumping, the grounds
to be named by the committee, was passed.
THE PNEUMATIC TUBE.
Ordinances were passed granting fran
chse to E. S. Norton and associates to lay
pneumatic tube on WabaSha street. and
out University avenue, and authorizing the
building inspector to issue permits for the
repair of buildings injured in the storm of
Sunday free of charge. The new smoke
ordinance was held out by the committee.
Resolutions were passed:
Making the pay of men employed on the
street force not less than $40 Il week in sum-
mer and So a week in winter: authorizing
the board of fire commissioners to sell En-
CINE House No III the Sixth ward and build
| Il new double brick engine house on the
| property, and instructing the city treasurer
| to advertise for bids from state, national and
private banks for the deposit of city funds.
The following plats were approved:
| ID. III. Hunts addition to st. Anthony Park;
| Thurston Il Lambie's addition. to St. Paul:
Hugh's Midway addition; krauch's Subdivis-
| ion lots l and 2 block p, Suburban Hills adj
| dition; Wright s. Williams Encouragement of
| block IL. Manchester Park; Coverings fac
| tory, warehouse and transfer property;
Key's Encouragement of block l. Oxford s
| addition.
The engineers plans and specifications
| for the new bridge at Mohawk avenue
were also approved. The bridge will be
1920 feet long, without approaches, with
four main spans of ESQ feet each.